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  • ADHD
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    • Understanding and coping with anxiety
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    • Taking charge of autism and anxiety
  • Bereavement
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    • Understanding and coping with depression
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    • Advice for young people
      • Social media advice for young people
      • Letter to young people
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      • Advice for siblings
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    • Myths about eating disorders
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  • Gender Identity
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  • Self-harm
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  • Sleep and our mental health
    • Why sleep matters
      • Why is sleep so important?
      • Getting enough
      • Keeping a sleep diary
    • What happens when we sleep?
      • Why has it got harder to get to sleep?
      • How well do good sleepers sleep?
    • Sleep difficulties
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      • Morning blues
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      • Set aside worry time
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    • Relaxation and distraction
      • Distract yourself
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      • Visualisation
    • What next
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• Getting involved
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      • Non Violent Resistance (NVR) parenting approach
      • The Low Arousal Approach
    • Managing Self-harm
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  • Supporting a young person after a traumatic event
  • Advice for parents and carers of young people with eating disorders
    • Resources for parents and carers
    • Transition to adult services
    • When to get help
    • Parent/Carer Support
    • Body image
    • Perfectionism
    • How to help the young person
    • How can I get help?
    • Helping a young person with Anorexia Nervosa to eat
    • Advice for parents supporting siblings
    • Social media advice for parents
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  • Internet safety advice for parents
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• Eating disorders
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• Bath & NE Somerset
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• Oxfordshire
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• Swindon
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